Heterozygous UCHL1 loss-of-function variants cause a neurodegenerative disorder with spasticity, ataxia, neuropathy, and optic atrophy

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PURPOSE: Biallelic variants in UCHL1 have been associated with a progressive early-onset neurodegenerative disorder, autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 79. In this study, we investigated heterozygous UCHL1 variants on the basis of results from cohort-based burden analyses.

METHODS: Gene-burden analyses were performed on exome and genome data of independent cohorts of patients with hereditary ataxia and spastic paraplegia from Germany and the United Kingdom in a total of 3169 patients and 33,141 controls. Clinical data of affected individuals and additional independent families were collected and evaluated. Patients' fibroblasts were used to perform mass spectrometry-based proteomics.

RESULTS: UCHL1 was prioritized in both independent cohorts as a candidate gene for an autosomal dominant disorder. We identified a total of 34 cases from 18 unrelated families, carrying 13 heterozygous loss-of-function variants (15 families) and an inframe insertion (3 families). Affected individuals mainly presented with spasticity (24/31), ataxia (28/31), neuropathy (11/21), and optic atrophy (9/17). The mass spectrometry-based proteomics showed approximately 50% reduction of UCHL1 expression in patients' fibroblasts.

CONCLUSION: Our bioinformatic analysis, in-depth clinical and genetic workup, and functional studies established haploinsufficiency of UCHL1 as a novel disease mechanism in spastic ataxia.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Genet Med. 2023 Oct;25(10):100961. - PMID 37650884

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 24(2022), 10 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 2079-2090

Sprache:

Englisch

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Park, Joohyun [VerfasserIn]
Tucci, Arianna [VerfasserIn]
Cipriani, Valentina [VerfasserIn]
Demidov, German [VerfasserIn]
Rocca, Clarissa [VerfasserIn]
Senderek, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Butryn, Michaela [VerfasserIn]
Velic, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Lam, Tanya [VerfasserIn]
Galanaki, Evangelia [VerfasserIn]
Cali, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Vestito, Letizia [VerfasserIn]
Maroofian, Reza [VerfasserIn]
Deininger, Natalie [VerfasserIn]
Rautenberg, Maren [VerfasserIn]
Admard, Jakob [VerfasserIn]
Hahn, Gesa-Astrid [VerfasserIn]
Bartels, Claudius [VerfasserIn]
van Os, Nienke J H [VerfasserIn]
Horvath, Rita [VerfasserIn]
Chinnery, Patrick F [VerfasserIn]
Tiet, May Yung [VerfasserIn]
Hewamadduma, Channa [VerfasserIn]
Hadjivassiliou, Marios [VerfasserIn]
Tofaris, George K [VerfasserIn]
Genomics England Research Consortium [VerfasserIn]
Wood, Nicholas W [VerfasserIn]
Hayer, Stefanie N [VerfasserIn]
Bender, Friedemann [VerfasserIn]
Menden, Benita [VerfasserIn]
Cordts, Isabell [VerfasserIn]
Klein, Katrin [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Huu Phuc [VerfasserIn]
Krauss, Joachim K [VerfasserIn]
Blahak, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Strom, Tim M [VerfasserIn]
Sturm, Marc [VerfasserIn]
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Lerche, Holger [VerfasserIn]
Maček, Boris [VerfasserIn]
Synofzik, Matthis [VerfasserIn]
Ossowski, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Timmann, Dagmar [VerfasserIn]
Wolf, Marc E [VerfasserIn]
Smedley, Damian [VerfasserIn]
Riess, Olaf [VerfasserIn]
Schöls, Ludger [VerfasserIn]
Houlden, Henry [VerfasserIn]
Haack, Tobias B [VerfasserIn]
Hengel, Holger [VerfasserIn]
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Themen:

EC 3.4.19.12
Gene burden
Journal Article
Proteomics
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Spastic ataxia
UCHL1
UCHL1 protein, human
Ubiquitin Thiolesterase

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Date Completed 11.10.2022

Date Revised 31.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: Genet Med. 2023 Oct;25(10):100961. - PMID 37650884

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.gim.2022.07.006

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NLM345052765